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It is a town of 11,482 residents in Washington.
Cost of living is its weak spot: the typical home is worth about $448K, 4.6 years of the Portland metro’s $97K median household income. It also trails on schools: its public schools trail 64% of Washington towns on state tests and graduation. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $101K. Walkability is a strength too: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. The overall grade comes out at C+, better than 43% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 148th of 285 in Washington. Only 35 of Washington’s 397 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index.
9,771 counted in 2010 and 11,871 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Minnehaha is from typical.
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Census counts: 9,661 in 1990, 11,871 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022 and 7 maps from 1897 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Minnehaha. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaModa Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaProvidence Park
25 mi WaterfallMultnomah Falls
10 mi City parkForest Park
10 mi MuseumPittock Mansion
9 mi Stadium & arenaVeterans Memorial ColiseumModa Center: Lugnuts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Providence Park: Pdx.rollingthunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Multnomah Falls: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Forest Park: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pittock Mansion: PittockBack.jpg: Cacophony derivative work: Tiptoety talk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Minnehaha is unincorporated, so Clark County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Minnehaha.
Minnehaha carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Washington (mostly inland flooding), sends many workers across the state line to Portland and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Washington.
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, Portland among the top destinations. Minnehaha has 1,206 jobs for its 5,229 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
5.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Minnehaha. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Minnehaha, the typical journey to work is 20 minutes, below both Washington’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Minnehaha has added 347 jobs, to 1,206 in 2023.
| Minnehaha | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The Vancouver School District runs its public schools. Minnehaha’s only public school teaches 480 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry S Truman Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 480 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
There are 1.3 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. In Minnehaha, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile, near both the Washington town median (0.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Minnehaha | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
| 2. Bosco Farm Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
| 3. Tower Crest Neighborhood Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of Washington towns, with expected losses of about $226 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score for Minnehaha comes to 32 of 100. Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 30%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Washington it is less healthy than 69% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 8,492 U.S. towns with household incomes like Minnehaha’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Two figures for adults in Minnehaha: 20% report frequent mental distress, 28% have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults in the town, 68% had a checkup this year.
| Minnehaha | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Minnehaha | WA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 12.2% | 10.1% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults with obesity | 36.2% | 30.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington. For residents in Minnehaha, the share who are under 18 is 23%.
| Minnehaha | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.3, men 39.4.
| Minnehaha | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.5% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.3% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes sold in Minnehaha spent a median 26 days on the market. 28% of the homes sold in Minnehaha went for more than their asking price. In Minnehaha, 76% of households own their home.
| Minnehaha | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,711 a month | $1,740 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
15 within 15 miles of the center of Minnehaha
About 5 of every 100 Minnehaha residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
Where Minnehaha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Minnehaha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 11,871 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Minnehaha grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #148 of 285 in Washington. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $448,000, 24% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
